Responsibilities
- Proactively identify and engage current and potential clients utilizing various sales methods including email, trade shows, and social media.
- Gain a clear understanding of clients' overall business and IT strategies; effectively communicate to RFA design team to develop solution-based roadmaps addressing client needs.
- Develop client-specific strategies to identify and address client’s needs, while staying abreast of new opportunities to align client’s future requirements with RFA’s product set.
- Liaison with all relevant business units to secure resources required to complete task/s on time and on budget; work with marketing initiatives by providing relevant client feedback.
- Plan and lead presentations, effectively demonstrating RFA’s ability to provide value-added solutions-based strategies; clearly articulate RFA’s ability to resolve client issues; demonstrate positive ROI of investment/s when necessary.
- Collaborate across departmental lines to promote outstanding client service.
- Negotiate contractual terms and conditions including price, payment terms and deliverables.
- Maintain client database entering all relevant information on a daily basis including new sales opportunities; maintain competitor profiles.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines (willingness to work extra hours when needed).
- Be the point of contact when handling escalation requests.
- Attend network and client event functions during and after business hours.
Qualifications
- Account Management/Client Development experience in a consultative, solution-based environment.
- Must have project management experience including cost management and basic accounting calculations.
- Able to review and track new opportunities for the organization.
- Solid understanding of Technology required (cloud, storage, infrastructure, and desktop).
- Excellent active listening skills and able to ask relevant questions in order to gather, document and communicate effectively with clients and internal project stakeholders.
- Able to work on simultaneous projects (multitask) and completing tasks in a timely manner with minimal supervision.
- Strong business, organizational, and verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to communicate with technical and non-technical professionals including VP and C-Level professionals in a clear and concise manner.
- High degree of proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of experience